The low cost-of-carry for gold is no longer a major plus factor.

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Canada's withdrawal comes ahead of a major convention in Bonn, Germany, "to carry out the first ever comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of desertification, land degradation and drought", the UN Environment Programme said.

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These goods cycle back into inventory after weeks, and carry a high cost of restocking and re-listing, and sometimes have to be written off altogether.

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Stocks surged again on Tuesday and with a near-zero cost of borrowing, the dollar remains a favored tool in the carry trade, which naturally weighs on its worth.

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The country needs a low cost of carry for this amount of debt to stay manageable, so low interest rates take on a red-alert policy emphasis.

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